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Digital euro - opportunities and risks

· Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank (Germany)

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· Joachim Nagel Wiki · Deutsche Bundesbank WikiDigital euro - opportunities and risks

ContextCFS-IMFS special lecture at Goethe University in Frankfurt; the Bundesbank is Germany's central bank within the euro system and weighs a possible digital euro.

Why it mattersNagel weighs public digital money against volatile tokens.

Problems raised
  1. Cross-border payments have shortcomings.
  2. Crypto and stablecoins pose risks.
  3. Europe needs a digital euro.
Solutions proposed
  1. Explore the digital euro's opportunities.
  2. Address cross-border payments.
  3. Avoid reliance on volatile crypto.
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